First published in 1998. This is Volume X of the eighteen in the Sociology of Work and Organization series. Written in 1950 this book is part one concerned with the problems of private corporations and their control. By private corporations are meant associations formed to carry on some business undertaking, and possessing the attributes of a legal entity.

A. B. Levy

Part I Historical and Economic Background; Chapter I The Evolution of Corporate Enterprise; Chapter II Private Corporations in Modern Society; Part II Legal Problems of Private Corporations; Chapter III Legal Structure of Private Corporations; Chapter IV The Formation of Companies;